DANAE

Meaning of DANAE in English

Pronunciation: ' da-n ə - ˌ ē

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek Dana ē

Date: 1562

: a princess of Argos visited by Zeus in the form of a shower of gold and by him the mother of Perseus

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DANAË — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Danaē Date: 1562 a princess of Argos visited by Zeus in the form of a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DANAË — In Greek legend, the daughter of Acrisius, king of Argos. After an oracle warned her father that she would bear …
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DANAË — — Danaän /dan"ee euhn/ , adj. /dan"euh ee'/ , n. Class. Myth. a daughter of the king of Argos and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DANAË — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Danaē Date: 1562 : a princess of Argos visited by Zeus in the form of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DANAE — [Dan.ae] n [L, fr. Gk Danae]: a princess of Argos visited by Zeus in the form of a shower of …
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DANAE — Danae, Danaë BrE AmE ˈdæn i‿iː -eɪ-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DANAË — In Greek legend, the daughter of Acrisius, king of Argos. After an oracle warned her father that she would bear …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DANAE — [Greek heroic] Danae was the daughter of Acrisius. An oracle warned Acrisius that Danae's son would someday kill him, so …
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DANAË — Даная
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TANYSIPTERA DANAE — brown-headed paradise-kingfisher
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TANYSIPTERA DANAE — Brown-headed Paradise-Kingfisher
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PERSEUS — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Date: 14th century a son of Zeus and Danaë and slayer of Medusa, a northern …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
REMBRANDT (HARMENSZOON) VAN RIJN — born July 15, 1606, Leiden, Neth. died Oct. 4, 1669, Amsterdam Dutch painter and etcher. The son of a prosperous …
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PERSEUS — I In Greek mythology , the slayer of the Gorgon Medusa . He was the son of Zeus and Danaë …
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COON-STRIPED SHRIMP — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷- noun : a large edible shrimp ( Pandalus danae ) common in moderately deep water from San Francisco to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALEXANDRIAN LAUREL — noun Usage: usually capitalized A Etymology: Alexandrian (I) + laurel 1. : a leafless shrub ( Danaë racemosa ) of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PERSEUS — (n.) A Grecian legendary hero, son of Jupiter and Danae, who slew the Gorgon Medusa.
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PERSEUS — ( n. ) A Grecian legendary hero, son of Jupiter and Danae, who slew the Gorgon Medusa.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PERSEUS — /perr"see euhs, -syoohs/ , n., gen. Persei /-see uy'/ for 3. 1. Class. Myth. a hero, the son of Zeus …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PERSEUS — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Date: 14th century 1. : a son of Zeus and Danaë and slayer of Medusa …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PERSEUS — noun a grecian legendary hero, son of jupiter and danae, who slew the gorgon medusa. 2. perseus ·noun a consellation …
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PERSEUS — [Per.seus] n [L, fr. Gk] 1: a son of Zeus and Danae and slayer of Medusa 2. [L (gen. Persei), …
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MABUSE, JAN — born c. 1478, County of Hainaut died c. 1532, Breda, Brabant [now in Neth.] original name Jan Gossaert, or Jenni …
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TYRANT — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Little Kyle is an absolute tyrant in the family. ▪ She was a tyrant …
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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN — born July 15, 1606, Leiden, Neth. died Oct. 4, 1669, Amsterdam Dutch painter and etcher. The son of a prosperous …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
REMBRANDT HARMENSZOON VAN RIJN — born July 15, 1606, Leiden, Neth. died Oct. 4, 1669, Amsterdam Dutch painter and etcher. The son of a prosperous …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PERSEUS — n. In Greek mythology , the slayer of the Gorgon Medusa . He was the son of Zeus and Danaë …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PERSEUS — [Greek heroic] Perseus was the son of Zeus and Danae. Danae's father, King Acrisius, set Danae and her son adrift …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
GREEK HEROIC LEGEND — All the articles available in the Greek heroic legend section of the Encyclopedia Mythica: Abderus; Acamas; Acastus; Acherusia; Achilles; Acrisius; …
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ACRISIUS — [Greek heroic] Acrisius was an ancient king of Argos, who, when told of a prophecy, enclosed his daughter Danae in …
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